Nevado de Toluca

The Nevado de Toluca is generally cited as the fourth highest of Mexico's peaks, after the Pico de Orizaba, Popocatépetl, and Iztaccíhuatl. (By some measurements, however, the Sierra Negra is slightly higher.) It is often called Xinantécatl, which is probably from the Nahuatl chinam(itl) 'cornstalks' + tecatl 'lord of', though other etymologies have been suggested. It is an extinct volcano located in central Mexico. This volcano has its higher summit at 4577 metres and in good weather it is clearly visible from the Mexican city of Toluca. An unusual feature of this mountainous formation is the existence of two lakes in small extinct craters within the caldera, the cold water Sun Lake and the Moon Lake. A road runs into the caldera, making this perhaps the most accessible major Mexican peak.